Terminations will continue until quality improves - Coating Operator Walman Optical Employee Review

Overtime is mandatory. If you have another job, a family, friends, hobbies, or health care, expect to cut them all loose so you can work nearly every weekend and several late hours at this job. As of this writing (10/5/21), job postings at Walman's web site still list Employee Stock Ownership Program among the benefits. Strictly speaking, Walman still has an ESOP. It has been publicly announced that Essilor Luxottica is purchasing Walman. Everyone at both companies knows that the ESOP will be ended, and it is highly unlikely that anyone hired today will ever be paid anything through that program. Continuing to advertise the ESOP as a benefit is not honest. Management insists on lower breakage at every step, but has no idea how to achieve these goals. Workers, supervisors, and even mid-level managers have been subjected to arbitrary demands, bonus systems, and threats of termination. So far, I haven’t seen anyone try changing the way we make our product. Turnover is increasing. With fewer experienced workers, overtime pressure is likely to continue.